La La Land
Here's to the fools who dream.
Country
Production
Budget
$30 000 000
Box office
$522 312 546
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Gary Gilbert, Marc Platt, Jordan Horowitz, Fred Berger, Michael Beugg, John Legend, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
David Wasco, Steven Light-Orr
Audition
Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood
Editing
Short description
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
What's left behind the scenes
- Emma Watson turned down the role of Mia due to her commitment to filming "Beauty and the Beast" (2017), and Ryan Gosling refused the role of the Beast in that film in order to appear in this one. Coincidentally, both films are musicals.
- To help the actors and crew find inspiration and get into the right mindset while creating the film, they were shown several movies: Singin' in the Rain (1952), Top Hat (1935), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), Swing Time (1936), The Earrings of Madame de...), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), and even 8½ (1963), which served as the inspiration for the opening musical number, 'Traffic'.
- The scene of the audition, where the casting director interrupts Mia during a very focused and emotional performance to answer the phone, was based on a real-life audition experience of Ryan Gosling.
- Emma Stone was cast in the role partly due to her work in the 2014 Broadway musical "Cabaret".
- Screenwriter and director Damien Chazelle conceived the idea for the film back in 2010, but no studio was willing to invest in a musical based on the original concept.
- To inspire the cast and crew and set a specific tone during the film's creation, they were shown several films: "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), "The Circus" (1935), "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), "Swing Time" (1936), "The Vagabond Bus" (1953), "The Girls of Rochefort" (1967), and even "8½" (1963), which served as inspiration for the opening musical number in Traffic.
- Emma Stone was cast in the role partly due to her work in the Broadway musical 'Cabaret' in 2014.
- In preparation for their roles, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone took ballroom dancing and tap lessons.
- The project features two Oscar winners, J.K. Simmons and John Legend, as well as two Oscar nominees, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
- This is the second joint film featuring Finn Wittrock and Ryan Gosling. The actors also appeared together in "The Big Short" (2015).
- According to composer Justin Hurwitz, all the piano parts in the film were initially recorded by pianist Randy Kerber during pre-production. After that, Ryan Gosling took piano lessons for two hours a day, six days a week, memorizing the music. By the time filming began, Gosling could play all the parts shown in the film without using a double or special effects.
- Rumor has it that the original candidate for the lead role, Miles Teller, was ultimately rejected due to his performance in the critically panned reboot of Fantastic Four (2015).
- Regarding Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the director said that they reminded him of a classic Hollywood couple more than anyone else in modern cinema.
- According to costume designer Mary Zophres, her favorite piece of clothing was the white dress worn by Emma Stone towards the end of the film.
- The film's title has a double meaning. La La Land is not only a nickname for Los Angeles, where the events unfold, but also an idiomatic expression meaning "escaping from harsh reality into a land of dreams and fantasies," which conveys the film’s main theme.
- This is the third joint film starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The actors previously appeared together in "Crazy, Stupid, Love." (2011) and "Gangster Squad" (2013).
- Filming took place over eight weeks during the summer of 2015.
- While preparing for their roles, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone took ballroom dancing and tap dancing lessons.
- The film was shot in CinemaScope (a widescreen anamorphic cinematic system) to create the atmosphere of Hollywood's Golden Age musicals.
- At the 33-minute mark, Ryan Gosling recreates a sequence featuring Gene Kelly from the 1952 film 'Singin' in the Rain'.
- At one stage of the project's development, Miles Teller, who had worked with Damien Chazelle on his previous project, "Whiplash" (2013), and Emma Watson were slated to star.
- According to costume designer Mary Zophres, her favorite piece of clothing was the white dress that Emma Stone wears toward the end of the film.
- According to composer Justin Hurwitz, all the piano parts in the film were first recorded by pianist Randy Kerber during the pre-production stage. After that, Ryan Gosling took piano lessons for two hours a day, six days a week, memorizing the music. By the time filming began, Gosling was able to play all the parts shown in the movie without the use of a double or special effects.
- Prior to this film, J.K. Simmons and director Damien Chazelle had already collaborated on the short film "Whiplash" (2012) and its feature-length remake "Whiplash" (2013).
- The opening musical number, Traffic, was filmed over three weekends on a real freeway in Los Angeles. Multiple cameras were used to create the impression that the scene was shot in a single take.
- This is the third film starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The actors also appeared together in Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and Gangster Squad (2013).
- At the 33rd minute, Ryan Gosling recreates a scene featuring Gene Kelly from the 1952 film "Singin' in the Rain".
- At one stage of the project's development, the lead roles were intended for Emma Watson and Miles Teller, who had worked with Damien Chazelle on his previous project, Whiplash (2013).
- Rumor has it that the original lead candidate, Miles Teller, ultimately did not make the cut due to his performance in the critically panned reboot of "Fantastic Four" (2015).
- The audition scene, in which the casting director interrupts Mia during a highly focused and emotional performance to answer the phone, was based on a real-life audition experience of Ryan Gosling's.
- Screenwriter and director Damien Chazelle conceived the idea for the film back in 2010, but no studio was willing to invest in a musical based on an original idea.
- This is the second collaborative film for Finn Wittrock and Ryan Gosling. The actors also appeared together in The Big Short (2015).
- The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2016.
- Prior to this film, J.K. Simmons and director Damien Chazelle had already worked together on the short film Whiplash (2012) and its feature-length remake, Whiplash (2013).
- Regarding Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the director said that, more than anyone else in modern cinema, they remind him of a classic Hollywood couple.
- Emma Watson declined the role of Mia due to her filming schedule for "Beauty and the Beast" (2017), while Ryan Gosling turned down the role of the Beast in that film to appear in this one. Coincidentally, both films are musicals.
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